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According to police reports, Achakzai was shot and killed on the same day of his abduction PHOTO: FILE CHAMAN: The body of abducted Awami National Party (ANP) press secretary Asad Khan Achakzai has been recovered, local police claimed on Saturday. According to reports, Achakzai’s body was recovered from Quetta airport on the indication of the kidnapper. A team of police officials headed by a magistrate identified the body and shifted it to Civil Hospital Quetta. The ANP press secretary was abducted five months ago from Quetta Airport Road by unidentified individuals, prompting ANP provinci...

Congo: Ebola returns First recorded case since 11th outbreak  In November, the DRC announced containing its 11th outbreak, that killed 55 out of 130 cases over about six months, in the northwestern province of Equateur. Congo had just announced containing its most lethal outbreak that began in 2018 in the eastern part of the country, about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) away from Equateur, when a resurgence was recorded in 2020.  The African country has experienced 11 outbreaks since the virus was first discovered near the Ebola River in 1976, more than double any other country. The countr...

A judge in Lahore has dismissed a petition against Pashtunkhwa Milly Awami Party (PkMAP) leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai over his speech during a public gathering of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) at the Minar-e-Pakistan, last month.

Govt seeks Senate polls in February Top Story Govt seeks Senate polls in February ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to hold the Senate elections in February instead of March 2021, sources told Geo News. The decision was taken on Tuesday during a federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has decided to use "open voting" for the elections, added the sources. Addressing a post-cabinet meeting press conference, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government was striving to make the Senate elec...

Govt seeks Senate polls in Feb Top Story By News Desk ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to hold Senate elections in February instead of March 2021, sources told Geo News. The decision was taken on Tuesday during a federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has decided to use “open voting” for the elections, added the sources. Addressing a post-cabinet meeting press conference, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government was striving to make the Senate elections free and fair. “Contr...